stroke play


noun Golf.

Origin of stroke play

First recorded in 1750–60

Example sentences from the Web for stroke play

  • He winked across the table at Bingo, sunset-red with dinner, champagne, and stroke-play.

    The Dop Doctor |Clotilde Inez Mary Graves

British Dictionary definitions for stroke play

stroke play

noun

golf
  1. scoring by counting the number of strokes taken
  2. (as modifier)a strokeplay tournament
Sometimes shortened to: medal play Compare match play, Stableford